The U.S. Supreme Court, in recent years, has provided companies with a powerful tool to avoid class action lawsuits: arbitration. In a series of decisions, the Supreme Court has held that class action ...

Learn about mandatory binding arbitration, its process, pros and cons, costs, and how it compares to court trials. Find out why some prefer trials for better outcomes.

In this fourth and final article of the series, the author asked four independent arbitrators to share their views based on their firsthand experience reviewing and opining on arbitration agreements.

Earlier this week, Disney backed down from its claim that a man whose wife died at Disney World could not take the company to court because he had signed away his right to sue when he signed up for a ...

Arbitration agreements and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) have recently been in the news due to the sexual harassment scandals involving politicians in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, as well as ...

After litigation and multiple public comment periods, the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule for arbitration agreements went into effect on Sept. 16, 2019. Long-term care providers ...

Many California employers ask incoming and existing employees to agree in advance to arbitrate any employment-related disputes and give up the right to bring such claims in court. Employees often are ...

A proposed class-action labor lawsuit against the Irwindale-based maker of the sriracha chili sauce is headed to arbitration. Plaintiff Nathaniel Mills’ Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against Huy ...

On December 9, 2025, a California appeals court held Sierra Pacific waived arbitration in a wage-and-hour class action.

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